give up on (someone or something)

idiom

1

: to stop trying to improve the condition of (someone)

He has gotten in trouble many times, but his parents have never given up on him.

Please don't give up on me. I promise I'll do better.

2

: to stop having hope of seeing (someone)

We'd given up on you hours ago!

3

: to stop trying to do or achieve (something)

They have given up on their plan to build a new factory.

She hasn't given up on trying to convince her husband to buy a new car.

Examples of give up on (someone or something) in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

There’s only so many times that you can get burned by the process before people give up on it. —Jem Aswad, Variety, 11 June 2025

Visceral fear of the ever-changing rules and punishments made people give up on description and causality. —Nan Z. Da june 10, Literary Hub, 10 June 2025

The Celtics likely don't want to give up on Porzingis, but his injury history remains concerning. —Matt Levine, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 June 2025

Sending fans into a cool summer night, the Boss pleaded with them not to give up on his country. —Stephen Collinson, CNN Money, 7 June 2025